Driving-belt.



PATENTED JAN. 31, 1905.

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APPLICATION FILED D110. 9, 1903.

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PATENTB D JAN. 31, 1905. E. MORRISON. DRIVING BELT. Arrmm 'rrog'npnn no.3. 1903.

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UNITED STATES Patented Januarp 31, 1905.

PATENT .OFFICE.

EDWIN MORRISON, OF DREXEL. MISSOURI.

DRIVING-BELT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 781,446, dated January 31, 1905. Application filed December 9,1903. Serial No. 184,454. v

To all w/wm, it may concern-.-

' Be it known that I, EDWIN MORRISON, acitiin the county of Cass, State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Driving-Belts, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of'a driving-belt provided with means for reliably connecting the ends thereof, admitting of the adjustability of the length of. the belt and preserving the flexibility of the same at its connected ends, as will be hereinafter described.

It also consists of novel means for lacing the belt, as will be hereinafter described.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a portion of a driving-belt embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a side'elevation thereof. Fig. 3 represents a transverse section on line m, Fig; 2. Fig. represents a perspective view ofv one of the fastenings employed. Fig. 5 represents a plan view of a belt having a lacing device embodying my invention applied thereto. Fig. 6 represents a side elevation thereof. Fig. 7 represents a transverse section thereof on line y y, Fig. 5..

it being seen that said clips after passing through said openings E are folded down over the walls of said openings upon the end portion O, thus connecting the portions B and O in a firm and durable manner. In the present case the clips consist of two members which may be turned in opposite directions to fold on the portion O or brought together to pass through openings E. It will also be seen that the clips and openings are in series or pairs arranged at regular intervals, so that the clips may be placed in different openings near to or farther from. the terminal of the portion 0 and provision thereby made for to requirements. zen of the United States, residing at DreXel, 1

In order to cover the heads or eyelets F.0f the clips D, there is connected with the end portion B the strap or band G, which occupies a position on the inner side of said end, portion B over said heads or eyelets, as most clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the effect of which is evident. In order to cover the clips D, I employ the strap H, whose ends are connected with said end portion Gland cover said clips, as most apparent in Figs. 2 and 3, the effect of which is evident. In the present case the strap H is connected with the portion O by means of the adjacent clips D, the same entering openings E on the bent-under ends H of said strap H, said bent or turned under ends avoiding the presentation of their raw or cut edges in the direction of the motion of the belt. It will be seen that one of the flexible straps H'may be engaged with the fastenings D, the endsof which are bent over the inturned end H of the strap H. The other end of thestrap is engaged in a similar manner by concaving the belt, so as to diminish the distance between the extreme pairs of clips D. When the belt is straightened out into its operative position, the strap H will be parallel therewith, as shown in Fig. 2, and have both of its ends H concealed beneath the body of the strap. By these means both the clips and their heads, eyelets. or other devices employedor both faces of the belt at the fastening of the ends thereof are covered. and present no obstruction to the free motion 'of the belt when in use.

It will be seen that the fastenings employed for connecting the ends of the belt will not present any material obstructions or impair the pliability or flexibility of the belt, and thus the latter is practically preserved.

In Figs. 5, 6. and 7 I show means for lacing the belt, in addition to the fastenings employed. In this case there is connected with the end portion B the studs or buttons J, the same entering openings Kin the end portion O and having their heads engaged by alacing L, which secures together a flap M, sewed or otherwise secured near the end of the portion B of the belt to the portion C thereof. The lacing is passed upward and downward through apertures in the overlapping portions M and B. One end of the lacing is then passed through a plurality of openings P in the flap M, the end of the lacing remaining between the flap M and the portion B of the belt. The other portion of the lacing is passed beneath the end of the flap M and the portion B and up and down through apertures in the latter. It is then brought up through one of these apertures and laced in zigzag fashion backward and forward over the studs J. The end of the lacing is then passed downward through an opening in the end of the portion O and remains between the portions O and B, being held there by friction or being secured in any desired manner. This is clearly shown in full and dotted lines, Figs. 5 and 6. hen, however, the lacing is removed from the studs J and the portion O and flap M are disconnected and the portion O unbuttoned from the portion B, the belt may be opened or separated and the studs J inserted into other openings K to permit the lengthening or shortening of the belt, after which the portion O is connected with the flap M by the lacing and the latter again reeved around and across the heads of the studs J and its end secured in any suitable manner, thus reuniting the ends of the belt. The fastening heads or eyelets Q, of the studs J are covered by the strap R, the same operating similarly on the .strap Grfor similar purposes, while the heads of said studs may be covered by a strap similar to strap H in Figs. 1, 2, and 3.

It will be understood that the cover-strap H is at the outer side of the belt, so that it does not come in contact with the pulley. By securing it as shown it performs two separate and important functions. One of these is to cover the heads D of all the fasteners and prevent their being raised from their operative position by centrifugal force as the belt passes over the pulley. The other is to form a perfectly smooth cover for all of these fastenings, so that they cannot under any circumstances cut the hands of an oiler or other operator or catch or tear any article which may come in the path of the belt.

Various changes may be made in the details of construction shown without departing from the general spirit of my invention, and I do not, therefore, desire to be limited in each case to the same.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A belt having in one end portion an opening and on the other portion a fastening which is adapted to pass through said opening and be folded down over the wall of said opening, and a flexible covering for said fastening having its ends turned under and secured in position by passing said fastening through an aperture therein.

2. A belt having a fastening for the ends thereof and means for covering the opposite portions of said fastenings, one of said covering means having its ends turned under and secured by means of said fastenings to the adjacent portion of the belt.

3. A belt having a fastening for the ends thereof and means for covering a face of the belt over the place of occupation of said fastening, the covering having its ends turned under and secured' to the adjacent portion of said face by certain of said fastenings.

4. A belt having a plurality of fastening devices passing through and securing together the overlapping ends thereof, a flap secured to one end of said belt and overlapping the other end thereof adjacent said fastening devices, and a lacing passing through said lastnamed overlapping portions and having one end thereof engaging said devices to prevent their disengagement from the belt.

EDWIN MORRISON.

Witnesses;

J OHN MoRRIsoN, LEVI McCLAIN. 

